Thanks, from a practical sense you can get the rolls going at a very good level in I'd say minimum 25 hours of practice, maybe less or more, all they are, is simply 5 notes, right - left - right - left - right (or tek ka tek ka tek) played with the ring fingers on each hand fast, hope that helps !

I guess it was the whole modification and upgrade thang. I had a cheap Dell desktop (128mb ram and a low-end nvidia GeForce card) back in the mid 2000s while still in highschool, couldn't run C&C Generals to save it's life. Getting that thing to run a game was a challenge and was always rewarding. Used to borrow RAM modules from friends and do stupid things like flick the voltage switch in hopes that it would have more "power". I mean that's where we really learned the inner workings of PCs and etc.... Loved it.

Eventually got my hands on a cheap Radeon 9600 when the AGP slots were phased out in favour of PCIE. I of course have moved on since to a DIY rig... Sold the Dell a few years back, but memories are still there of course.

I don't necessarily find it selfish when I play games because I've compromised to at least give her time when she's around. I will, however, play games if she decides to read, or watch a movie or 'insert female hobby here' but you have to at least devote some kind of time to her and make her feel important. Because that's what you do in a relationship. If you find yourself wanting to spend more time on games than your girl, maybe a relationship isn't the right time for you...yet. But, if you care, you'll always make it work. Cheers. And game on.

Very well put. Well I definitely don't want to spend more time around games than my girl. We had an argument recently where she said she at times despises it when I game when she's around. I've made recent changes to my lifestyle like gaming only when my gaming buddies are going out or are online (once or twice during the week), I don't game on my own time because I did admit gaming to be something I was pretty reliant on for my alone time; I would game almost every night during the week (except date nights of course). I guess I'm overreacting and just worked up over the argument we had last night, perhaps it was just a case of bad timing and not reading into the situation right.

Yeah, they could have. The tiger has been taken by the National football team so i reckon they gave that a pass. Would have been lovely if it were a plate of Nasi Lemak or something. Even a ketupat would have been awesome XD

how are all bikers fuckheads? seriously, the generalizations that go on in these threads do render the point of having discussions mute.

It's something both sides have to understand. It's really upsetting that the debate seems so one sided because "bikers" are "bikers" and there's no other way of telling us apart.

the issue lies with certain types of "bikers", I can safely say that kapchais and RXZs are at the core of getting themselves into trouble and disregarding everyone on the road. That I can agree with, but there are of course social implications to that. Super bikers and their convoys or their thorough need to show how "powerful" they are make up another bunch of bikers that I guess sorta get themselves into trouble for the most part. You're looking at two groups of what is a much larger community.

Look at it this way, you don't see bikers categorizing car drivers and non-signalling fucktards who have earphones stuck in their ears and are playing candy crush while driving because I had this ONE experience with one...

I've been riding for about four years now. Most close calls were of driver error (ie. woman with ipad, uncle on handphone) and others who could have easily hit the car next to them anyway.

overall splitting during peak hours does keep traffic down, lord knows if bikes had to wait in line with cagers (that's biker slang for you guys in the 4-wheeled boxes)... the total space would be nuts! and it defeats the purpose of even owning a bike.

True, bikers are getting some bad rep because of a few bad apples. Lane splitting is perfectly fine as long as you ride defensively (like all drivers should). It's a shame not all bikers know better, and that many larger CC bikers don't even have a license! Whenever I see a big bike crash or hear about one it's commonly the rider's stupidity... we're not even talking etiquette here... common sense like DON'T LANE SPLIT AND OVERTAKE ON A TURN and so on.

Furthermore, bikers are as much a danger to each other on the roads. As amazing as bike camaraderie is, bikers are just as likely to be taken out by some idiot swerving in from two lanes away. The problem isn't lane splitting but rather the lack of responsibility on part of many riders. Sad to say, and I don't mean to enforce a stereotype, but this is excessively common with kapchai riders. As peminatmasat said, "it's a requirement," but honestly it's more of a privilege... and it shouldn't be abused.

My two cents on this gap in rider responsibility would be that for many, a bike license comes sooner than a car. Most bikers would either stick with a bike license for life, and some might gradually get a car license but won't get into one unless it's absolutely necessary. In my experience, moving from car to bike helped as I was already well aware of the risks as a car driver AND I knew how I felt when a biker did this and that... as a result, that sense of empathy has helped in negotiating traffic. What might help would perhaps be raising the minimum age for a bike license (so they'll need a car license first), or making a car license mandatory before getting a bike. Just my two cents :)

As for more dedicated lanes, it would be great but the current ones need alot of work. It's almost hilarious when you reach the Jalan 222 turnoff and water has filled the tunnel to the brim, or when soil runs onto the lane and you thank the stars you didn't hit the breaks and potentially take 2 other motorists down with you. These lanes also get very dangerous at night, not just due to road conditions but robbers. I've heard stories of tripwires being used in the past and even if they weren't true, it's a bloody plausible idea.

Hope this helps add to the conversation! It's been awhile since I posted here!

Individual parts cost aside, consider the process for possible RMAs. I avoid Lowyat Plaza for that reason (unless travelling to and fro LYP is OK for you).

Sometimes your local mall might end up being the best place to buy when you consider all factors. They may be less flexible when it comes to pricing, but its easier to get a problem fixed when your "resident" technician is a 5 minute drive away.

If you're talking enthusiasts parts though, there's none other than Digital Mall or Lowyat (both the forum and the mall). Go to each shop, ask for their parts price list (some print them on A3 size papers), then compare. Its easier to build a system on parts that you can actually buy than to constantly make adjustments when you find out certain items are not available. These shops can also complete a system based on a budget and confirmed parts, like if you want a build a system around a certain GPU within a certain set budget, they have the inventory knowledge to complete the set for you.

basically it clamps onto the wood hoops and you simply let your pedal bite down on the small platform below. it essentially raises the drum so it is still more or less level rather than tilted at a weird angle. sorry I couldn't upload pics of my kit. Just got back from work and am exhausted but hope this helps anyway!

My two cents is, the ISS mounts tend to come off when you are moving the drum around. The optimount clings to the lugs so its pretty solid. Since you're running a 16" it would be better to just get a jungle jig + optimount setup. I can;t on the account that Optimounts aren't made for anything larger than 16" (ie. 18)

Ignoring the comments, I think we're overlooking quite the milestone here for Malaysian cinema. Correct me if I'm wrong but won't Kampung Baru be the country's first non-Malay nationalistic film (under new language guidelines), about the Chinese defending their homes from a "threat" known all too well to this part of the world.

Still a Malaysian nationalistic film, framed during a time where calls for "Merdeka" did indeed come from the left. I guess considering the stigma against the Commies its not going to go down well. I'm not biased towards the left or anything, and I don't find this as outrageous as Tanda Putra if we're talking simply trailers; I do want to watch that film though. I guess you could consider this film a rebuttal perhaps?

I guess its also something we'd have to watch first, could me more layers than the trailer gives it credit for. After all trailers aren't supposed to tell us everything.